Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-12
WASHINGTON.
The Clerical Work Increased Under
the Present Administration While
the Expenses Have Decreased.
More Public Buildings Needed for the
Proper Discharge OF Department Bust.
MESA jockeys Pri6e.
A JOCKEYS SALARY.

next year for j. B. Haggln, the million
aire turfman OF California. Haggin has
offered Garrison an increase of $1,000 over
that now received, which makes his
salary $4,000 a year, q larger amount
than was ever before received by any
jockey. AS soon as Garrison RECEIVERS
from his injuries be will leave his home
in Brooklyn, where rs now is, and go to-
California, where he will spend the
winter.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Senator Cockrell and his committee
associates after spending three days in
8 personal inspection of the operations
Of the Treasury Department are now
devoting their attention to the postofice
and interior departments. The commit
tee has decided that large portion of
the accumulated public documents,
records and files should be destroyed.
The Postmaster-General is the only head
of department who now has authority
OF law for the destruction of civil docu-
ments devoid of value. The committee
has also concluded that the government
needs
MORE PUBLIC BUILDINGS
in Washington fer the proper discharge
Of department business. With this in
view, information is being collected as to
the rents paid for public offices, and the
character of accommodations secured
The reports of work in the various Offices
and bureaus convince the committee that
the clerical work of the government
has been largely Increased under
the present administration, while
the cost to the government has decreased.
The daily work of the departments
Is greater than ever before s1d really
less expensive. The reports made to the
committee from each department have
been printed in separate volumes.
A CONSULTATION.
The President, Secretary Lamar and
Postmaster General Villas were in close
consultation this morning. Tne proba-
bilities of Mr.. Villas transfer to the Inte-
rior Department and the appointment Of
Don N. Dickinson as Mr.. Villas success
sor are, in the estimation Of many per
sons, waxing into certain les.
YELLOW FEVER REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l.-Surgeon Ganer-
al Hamilton received O telegram from De-.
Porter at Tampa, F!e., dated the 10Th, as
follows: "Four new cases; two deaths.
Authentic iuf0rmation reaches here that
yellow fever has appeared III MaDitee;
three deaths. Doctors are divided il
opinion, with the usual depgue stripe. l
hear there are sixteen cases. Population
about 300"
LAMAR TO SPARKS.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1I.-SecretaTy LIS
mar late this afternoon sent a letter to
Commissioner Sparks sharply replying to
communication from him relative to the
adjustment of Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apcIis and Omaha Railroad grants,
and informing him that either he
or the Secretary must forthwith
retire from the department. Mr.. Lamar
opens his letter by saying: 81 have just
received a communication bearing This
date, changed by erssures from previous
date, addressed to me b7 you, and will
try to answer st once, as
the matter to which it relates
has eIready been unnecessarily delayed
too long. Fortunately l will be able to
do this more conveniently because every
point submitted has been the subject of
reconsideration, having been pre-
scented through the columns Of the
press, whose enterprise put them
in possession Of these points before | was
appraised that the decision referred to in
your letter had incurred your dtsspprov
al and met with your displessure. l have
neither disposition to enter UPON q pole
mic discussion with a subordinate, nor
to engage with him al his
insist&nce in s glsdistOrial
combat, especially SO in & matter about
which he has received my carefully ma
tured instruction in mstter Of pressing
Importance in the pablo administration
of my public duties, for In no other way
can the functions CT q great public
department be successfully executed than
for the chief to command and for the sub
ordinate to obey" The Secretary then
takes up the letter of Mr.. Sparks,
refutes the arguments. corrects its
errors and closes ss follows: "H0wever
we may differ in our construction OF the
statutes or of decided cases, and whatever
variance may exist in our conception of
our puolic duties am constrained to say
to you that there is obviously one point
upon which we are in thorough accord.
Upon this point you have succeeded
in the Communication before me in
riveting On my mind 8 profound convic-
ton that the practical effect of your pres
ent course is that you cannot execute my
orders and follow my instructions, and
cooperate in nv administration, without
surrendering opinions which should be
conscientlously entertained with reference
to vitality important interests. l am az
sincere az you can be In
profound conviction in exact
accordance with the law Of
Congress, in line with the decisions Of
the courts and in support of the supre-
macy of law and its inviolsbility. It is
impossible for me in contrsvention OF
my opinions arrived at after
long and anxious study 20 surrender them
to you. Under these circumstances it is
due to an orderly and decorous adminis-
tration OF the government, to important
public interest and the common cause
confided In part to your hands by
the President and to his personal regard
we should both entertain for him that ne
shall be allowed to choose Secretary for
the interior who will conform his admin
istrauon to your opinions, or to ap-
point a Commissioner of the Public
Lands who will administer the bureau IN
harmony to the spirit and concert of
action with the Chief of the Department
and without compelling him to.
more decisive action on his part
T oh cr,bvnit m tho